The Veteran's Alzheimer’s disease is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure during service, but the claim will be remanded for further examination and consideration of whether this exposure caused his condition.
The deciding factor: Alzheimer’s disease is not automatically presumed service-connected due to herbicide exposure, so an opinion on causation is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Alzheimer’s disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129359
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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